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  1. Carmine John Persico Jr. (Italian: [ˈkarmine ˈpɛrsiko]; August 8, 1933 – March 7, 2019), also known as "Junior", "The Snake" and "Immortal", was an American mobster and the longtime boss of the Colombo crime family in New York City from 1973 until his death in 2019. He had been serving 32 years in federal prison from 1987 until his death ...

  2. Mar 8, 2019 · Carmine J. Persico, who emerged from gangland Brooklyn to become the unpredictable boss of one of the nation’s most powerful Mafia organizations in an era when the mob in New York was at the...

  3. Mar 9, 2019 · The former boss of a major New York crime gang has died, after serving 33 years of a 139-year prison sentence. Carmine Persico's lawyer said he died of complications arising from diabetes. He...

  4. May 4, 2024 · Learn about the life and crimes of Carmine Persico, the notorious mob boss who controlled the Colombo family for decades from prison. From his early days as a street gang leader to his involvement in the infamous Anastasia murder, Persico was a feared and ruthless criminal who earned his nickname as The Snake.

  5. Mar 9, 2019 · Longtime mob boss Carmine “The Snake” Persico died at 85 on Thursday, his attorney Benson Weintraub confirmed Friday. Weintraub told CNN that Persico died at Duke University Medical Center,...

  6. Mar 8, 2019 · By Associated Press. NEW YORK — The longtime boss of the infamous Colombo crime family, Carmine "the Snake" Persico, has died in prison at the age of 85. Attorney Benson Weintraub says...

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  8. Mar 8, 2019 · Persico, also known as "Junior" and "The Snake", was convicted of racketeering and murder in 1986 and served more than a century in prison. He was the longtime leader of the New York-based mob organization that was at its peak in the 1970s.

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